Contributed by: G3nu1n3, at 1/25/2005 08:10:00 PM.

Bill Gates gives $1 billion for Vaccines ... Single Most Generous Donation in History.

A campaign to get life-saving vaccines to millions of children in poor countries received a $1 billion cash boost from Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates and the government of Norway on Tuesday.

The grant was made on the eve of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where access to healthcare is set to be high on the agenda. The donors hope it will kickstart other, similar pledges.